Dartmouth Regatta 2011 Air Sea Rescue demonstration

[MsHelenck]

Nicely taken and good to see it done so quickly. Later that same day, the yacht my husband was racing on (Impi) lost a man overboard, recovered him after several attempts, got him back to Dartmouth where, after a short ambulance ride, was airlifted to Torbay Hospital. Just goes to show that it can happen in real life. I can report that the 61 year old crew member is fine and back with his family.

[ShipSpottingWorld]

@MsHelenck Very good to hear that the crew member is fit and well. It can happen to any of us. Just takes an instant's inattention and we've gone overboard. Heard not much at all about the incident over the PA at the time.

[26highstreet]

Got this up quick, great stuff, have you anymore of today,s events?

[ShipSpottingWorld]

@26highstreet Regrettably not. I just took this because it interested me. There was so much else to take, but I'd be still uploading next week. This one took a couple of hours to process and upload as it is.

[zerogravity889]

did you watch the parachuting my friend is in the army so he did it

[ShipSpottingWorld]

@zerogravity889 Yes and enjoyed the display immensely, but it is far harder to video without a professional setup. I use a simple handheld digicam that happens to take video, too.